Wilkie to Quit After Spy War and Import Fraud Probe
John F. E. Wilkie will resign after fourteen years as chief of the U S Secret Service and supervising special agent of the customs service. He formed an emergency force to checkmated Spanish spies in the war with Spain and will retire to take a Chicago commercial position once a successor is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
MacVeagh
John FE. Wilkie
Customs Service
United States Secret Service
Wilkie
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Secret Service
Boston
Grand Jury
McAdoo
Knights of Columbus Elect District of Columbia Council
The annual meeting of the State council of the Knights of Columbus in DC was held at Knights of Columbus Hall on E street with State Deputy Edward P. Harrington presiding. The report showed 1,816 members, a rise of 161, and resolutions supported the Columbus memorial and site for the supreme council in Ashington. Representatives to the Boston August session were instructed to vote for the project. officers were elected: Harrington, Tucker, Griffith, Sheehy, De Vaney, with Normoyle and F P Sheehy as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council of the
Knights of Columbus of the
District of Columbia
Knights of Columbua Hall
E Street
Edward P. Harrington
P. J. O'Connell
State Council
Columbus Memorial
Supreme Council
Ashington
Boston
Masa
Edward L. Tucker
Charles I. Griffith
Vincent A. Sheehy
Redmond de Vaney
W. P. Normoyle
F. P. Sheehy
Receiver sought for Norfolk wire cloth firm in chancery action
Surfolk Va May 1 The Norfolk Wire Cloth and Wire Fence Manufacturing Company was named defendant in a United States chancery suit with notice to show cause May 9 why a receiver should not be appointed. Suit brought by the Norfolk Wire Cloth Company of New York and J Monroe Holland and Franklin Holland trading as the Holland Manufacturing Company.
Senator Stillwell Pleads Not Guilty in Bribery Case
New York May 13 State Senator Stephen J Stillwell pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging bribery. He allegedly attempted to obtain 3500 from George H Kendall president of the New York Bank Note Company for a favorable report on a bill Kendall favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stilwell
New York
Stephen J. Stillwell
George H. Kendall
New York Bank Note Company
Kendall
Alexandria Tax Unchanged by City Council Action
In Alexandria Virginia the mayoral board sustained the $1.80 per $100 valuation tax rate with discounts for prompt payment and penalties later. The common council will consider the bill next, while an appropriation for a new high school and road resurfacing projects were discussed. A separate note reports a kidnapping accusation, a tugboat fireman drowning, and a planned marriage in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Tashington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Common Council
Emmet C. Dunn
Committee On Finance
Finance Committee
Committee On Finance and Schools
Columbus Street
Queen and
Oronoco
Society Notes From Seventh Page At Washington
Society items show Hamilton School commencements with English play May 15 and musicale May 17, plus May 21 graduation. Notables include Gen Lomax brief Warrenton visit and Virginia monument prep for Gettysburg July event. Delta Sigma Phi cotillion at Hillside features mixed formal dances under chaperones Nottingham and locals list numerous attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton School
Italy Pakall Carter
Oklahoma
Dorothy Clarkson
District of Columbia
Delia Fondren Greaves
Mississippi
Stillian Elizabeth Martin
Virginia
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity of Technical High School
Wilder Tomlinson
Misa Melville
W. K. Nottingham
M. Hudson
Green
Quirello
Misa Wiliama
Mis Dunlap
A. Brett
Miss A. Grove
Misa Neuman
C. Walton
Miss Jennings
Milas A. Trowbridge
Migs KK. Roche
Mise F. Brett
Migs G. Tomlinson
H. Berliner
G. Bills
H. Hoffman
W. Nettleton
F. Col Her
F. Summey
K. Littauer
E. Urner
Shiptey
J. Fowler
F. Negbit
J. Rudy
A. Smith
G. Maller
Healthy Baby Is Precious Blessing
A promotional piece extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative for constipation and indigestion in babies and children. It cites testimonials including Mrs M Johnson of Kenosha Wisconsin and invites readers to request a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufe
Dr. Caldwell
M. Johnson
Dayton At
Kenoeha
Wis
Dorothy Johnson
Dr. Caldwells
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Cleveland Woman Marries Russian Colonel in Warsaw
Mrs. Clara Haneiker of Cleveland Ohio married Colonel Dimitry D Osnobichine in Warsaw Russian Poland on May 13. Formerly Mrs. Clara Hunsiker she was married to Colonel Millard Hunsiker, president of the American Society in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Haneiker
Cleveland
Ohio
Weda
Warsaw
Poland
Clara Hunsiker
Clara, Janssen
Dimitry D'Osnobichine
Clara Hunsitker
Col
Millard Hunatker
American Society
London
Starry Outlook for Wednesday Says Stars Favor Arts and Trade
The 1913 McClure Syndicate horoscope notes a favorable heavens for painters, jewelers, musicians, actors, and advertisers. Diplomacy and public messaging look set for a record, with reforms in foreign service hinted. Farmers are urged to guard against unusual summer weather and moon phase lore guides fruiting. Birthdate plans for the year appear exacting. men face business fluctuations, women domestic challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
McClure
Syntoute
Four Days to Enter The Post's Figure Puzzle Contest
Four days remain to solve The Post's figure puzzle and enter the contest. The top prize offers a possible value of $1,000. The contest closes at midnight next Saturday. act quickly before time runs out.
The Munsey Trust Company opens with high-yield banking plan
The Munsey Trust Company pledges three percent on checking and four percent on savings with daily balance interest and quarterly compounding. Deposits gain interest from the day after posting, no penalties, and six months or more to qualify for four percent on savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsey Trust Company
Washington
Munsey Trust ‘Company
Navy graft trial begins with commissary witness
In Norfolk on May 13 the Navy graft case saw George T. Davis, former commissary steward on the Louisiana, recount bribes and false claims tied to Hobbs and Hunt. He described cash commissions on supplies and a $1,000 envelope that yielded only $950, plus padded bills. Jurors are mostly farmers, with two Norfolk residents and two Black jurors. Separately, fires in Havre de Grace destroyed Delmar Lumber Company plant and Seneca cannery workers’ quarters, with $26,000 loss and unknown origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Norfolk
George T. Davis
Louisiana
F. H., Hobbs
W. J. Hunt
United States District Court
Davis
Hobbs
Hunt
Havre de Grace
Delmar Lumber Company
J. Seneca
Legal Record of Property Transfers in multiple DC areas
A lengthy legal record lists numerous real estate transfers and deeds in Chevy Chase, Mount Pleasant, Kenilworth, and surrounding districts. The entries name grantors and grantees such as Fulton R. Gordon, Mary R. Wilcox, Edmund E. Sauvestre, and others, with lot numbers, squares, and dollar amounts ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, spanning blocks 1743 through 291 and beyond, including multiple squares and additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Debraccie
Chevy Chase
Frederick W. Ingram
Fulton R. Gordon
Mary R. Wilcox
Grevy Chase
Fulton RK. Gordon
Mary R. Witcox
Chevy Chase Grove
Patton R. Gordon
Mount Pleasant
John L. Warren
Edmund E. Sauvestre
Fotton R. Gordon
Charles B. Lingamfelter
H. D. Gordon
Fulton HR. Gordon
Newton. Lingamfelter
West Holmead Manor
Samuel B. Robbin
Nellie K. Dodge
Saul
W. Lawley Baul
J .William KR
Alice L. Buchanan
Middough & Shannon
Kate P. Williamson
Third
Batween
Harry A. Kite
Louis L
Lucinda Dade
Kentucky Avenue
Wilford H. Dunn
Labon G. Kelly
Charles E. Gray
Joseph and
Eva Albert
Pierce Street
Arthur Wynham
Jennie We. Holtzman
Marie L. Ghemley
Genevieve C Hendler
Chichester
V. Blarkistone Williams
Walter S. Alfred
Seventh
James H. Whitemore
Nona Carter
Gustav Vollmer
Ewart Quigley
Eigixteenth
Boutherart
Raat Capitol
Antigeta
Algernon St. Gardiner
Ruatess
Rita R. Childress
Square
Fairlawn
Oscar Brothers, Jr
Joshua J. Nicholson
Kenilworth
Allen W. Mailery
Emma M. Gordon
Maris J. Bush
George F. Collins
Fountain Peston
Sonia P. Ryder
Benjamin D. Vyas Cux
Julius ‘K. Machel
Henry H. Bergmann
Fred A. Norway
S-Sannie EK
Bateman
Chaping Brown
Oriental Building Association
Marie McKinnon
Wiliam Mongomery
Charles F. Nesbit
Mesoni
Redmund EL Sauvestre
Robert Lee O'Brien
Alvin G. Seit
John ‘Warrin
Race Steele
Herbert A. Gil
Theodore N. Gil, Jr
Herre A
Amonlo Cabraccia
Philip Lee Scaulling
William A. Foy
Frank Fra
Preston R. Remuels
Gordon
Fulton R. Gerten
Cycarn
Newton S
Lingamfelrer
M. Warts Et Wit
Francis D
Emanuel Speich
Joseph A. Hayden
William J. Vickery
Mertin
Feair Et Ux
Ernest L. Schmidt
George Mo Emmerich
German-American Building Association
Frank A. Jones
Man from New York Faces Court Over Alleged Knife Attack
Clarence Pieke Brokaw, jailed in Colorado Springs on his wife’s claim of assault with a skillet, appealed to be moved from a train where the wife and 8 year old son were traveling toward York. Sheriff refused to intervene, noting the wife’s right to take her son anywhere. The incident sparked a series of family disputes and a kidnapping scare as Brokaw followed toward Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis
Rose Lewis
Lewis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Clarence Pieke Brokaw
New York
Hera
Brokaw
Varia
Arie Meara
Ms Brokaw
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Knights OF Columbus Elect
State Council of
Norfolk Concern
Crowns
John Stell
Greece
Donnelly
River View
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Richmond- Washington
Occoquan
Fisher—Clementson
Ross Fisher
Mina Annie C. Clementson
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
Edgar Carpenter
U. S
John E. Wilkie
The
Custo
Dent
Cavalry Band
Art Myer
William Cumming Story
Miss Finch
Willard
Frances Downing
Rose Bradford
Walter Pulitzer
Pittsburgh
Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing Company
Charles Gregory McRoberta
Naples
Loren, Johnson
Paris
Dorothy
Uhnson
Ghthaye
NAVY
Henjamin N. Meeds
William H. Curry
Twelfth Street
Albert C
Reily
Alexander Muncaster
N. Taplin
Thomas J. Deavitt
Lille T. Taplin
Nenie K. Dodge
Herbert T. Shannon
Morton J. Luchs
Samuel B
Herman
Robbin
William R. Buchanan
Francis Saul
Welter B. Hilton
Jame
William E. Allan
Charles M. Wallingsford
Middaugh & Shannon
Laura J. Dade
B. Francis Lavl
Percy McGlue
Harry Ashite
Isaac Cartwright
Fountain Peyton
Joseph FF. Rieck
M. Square
Peston W. Caffee
Wiliam Holmes
United States Trust Company
C. March
Nena
Fog ' National Savings and Trust Company
American Security and Trust Company
Semiannea
Eviginal
Edward Quigles
Edamenid
Fiazgerald and
Iota
Pegar
Peria
Doniphante C
Meridian Hill
Keith W. King
William A. Hl
W. Riaden Jurkeou
George J. Seufferie
Utre
George W. Ofatt, Jr
Henry Wo Omuit
Heese Po Alent
Henie Polett
John E. Rous
Emms M. Gordanot i
Thomas
Horatio N. Taplin
Allen W. Mallery
Benk and
Trnaz Company
Montpetier
Maryland
Emme M. Gorion
Allen W. Mallory
E.W. Weaver
Harry L. Rust
Jesse T. Heiskell
Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Columbia Heights
George C. Rosset
William J. Plather
John D. Coughtin
William H. Dorsey
Equare
Heights Company
Robert
Barpeman FE
Brookbank
Carrie Poi
Semcar
B. Francia
Husband
Let
Pecure
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